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Josip Broz "Marshal" Tito becomes president of Yugoslavia, helping the country recover from the effects of WWII.
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Marshal Tito dies. Ethnic tensions is Yugoslavia rise,
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Slobodan Milosevic comes to power, and rekindles ethnic hatred between the different sections of Yugoslavia.
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The Serbs attacked Sarajevo, killing 8,000 Bosniak Muslims. (Ethnic Cleansing)
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The U.N creates safe zones, like Srebrenica. Bosnian Serb forces control 70% of Bosnia's territory.
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Sarajevo marketplace is struck by a Serb mortar-shell, killing 68 and wounding nearly 200.
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Bosnian Serbs take Srebrenica, killing over 8,000 Muslims.
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Bosnian Muslims and Croats create an alliance.
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A new map of Bosnia is created. Territories:
Serbs = 49%
Muslims = 29%
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A cease-fire is reached,
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A formal peace agreement is reached, creating a democratic, multi-ethnic state.